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Old 03-04-2009, 02:37 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD View Post
If you're talking about the budget, good luck getting Congress to pass anything without earmarks. Both sides of the aisle refuse to pass anything unless they get something out of it. Obama has pleaded with Congress to minimize the earmarks.

Then you get comments like this: "House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer declared Tuesday that Congress, not President Obama, will decide whether to put more limits on earmarks in upcoming spending bills." -CNN
Well then, now will be the time to use the promised line item veto.

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